About Geoff Payne

Geoff Payne appears on the British Columbia Compensation Disclosure with a 2025 disclosed compensation of $344,371 plus $51,629 in taxable benefits (total $396,000). Geoff is listed as President and Vice-Chancellor at University of Northern BC, in the Universities sector.

Geoff has appeared on the BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosures every year from 2017 through 2025 — 9 consecutive years. Their reported compensation has grown from $171,300 in 2017 to $344,371 in 2025 — a 101.0% change over 8 years.

Within the Universities sector that year, Geoff's $344,371 placed them in the 74th percentile (sector average: $289,020). Across the entire 2025 disclosure, this places them in the top 1% of all disclosed earners that year. Over their time on the list, Geoff has had several role or employer changes: took on the role of Vice-President Research and Graduate Programs in 2018; took on the role of Vice-President, Research in 2019; took on the role of Interim President and Vice-Chancellor in 2020; took on the role of President and Vice-Chancellor in 2023.

The interactive timeline and year-by-year breakdown below show every year Geoff has been disclosed under the BC Public Sector Compensation Disclosures.